The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
MINOR MENTION.


fact that the latter pay no sort of attention to
parliamentary rules at their gatherings; but
there is something more than this. For instance:
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of
New Jersey, met in convention the other day
and among other proceedings reelected one
Mrs. Downs their president for another year.
The six hundred women were SO pleased with
what they had done that when Mrs. Downs
led in triumph up to the platform, six hundred
handkerchiefs waved wildly, and their owners
left their seats. followed their president tumult-
uously and ''almost smothered" her with kisses.
The recipient of these six hundred caresses pre-
served her presence of mind, and effected di-
version by suddenly raising her voice and be-
ginning to sing, praise God, from Whom All
Blessings Flow" the other women ceasing their
too-honeyed attentions and joining in the song.
Now. what assemblage of men would behave in
this ways However lofty their principles and
philanthropic their purpose, would six hundred
men scramble after leader, however popular.
and smother him with kissesl Probably not; at
least. there is no such case on record. Whether
the women would have been so demonstrative
had their president been man is matter of
doubt; they might have wished to kiss him, but
would they7 It is question which deserves
some attention in these days Of mixed assem-
blages Women are emotional and unparlia-
mentary. and there is telling what may hap
pen. Men who are likely to be exposed to such
dangers should be prepared for emergencies;
but perhaps, after all. there is no better moro
natural method of escape than that adopted by
the New Jersey lady Of breaking forth into a
song of praise. When the attacked gets
enough he can sing the doxology a signal to
desist
in different ways, aud the ways seem to have
something to do with mans place of residence
The New Highlander for instance, exhibits his
wrath in a manner which would never occur to
his Western brother. Down in Winthrop, Me-. Z
the other day. a wedding was to occur between
an estimable young lady of the place and
young man who belonged in another State
When the time came the bridegroom was miss
ing, but instead came note saying that things
had not turned out as he expected, and that he
had concluded not to get married yet" He also
requested that his baggage. which was at the
young lady's house, be sent to his address in
Boston. The deserted bride seems to have taken
the matter phlosophically, and to have looked
upon Ter escape from a villain fortunate. Not
so the villagers. In the wild and impetuous
West the neiehbors might have resolved to 'do
up" that bad young should he venture
to show himself in the place again,
and they would probably carry out
their threats by whipping. tarrng and
feathering even hanging him up for while.
Until they should catch him. however, it would
not occur to them that there was another meth
cd OF wreaking revenge. Not SO the Maine
natives Forty etaid but indignant citizens
marched solemnly to the young womsn's
house, and called for the trunk and valise of the
runaway lover. They wanted to burn them, to-
gether with the owners efi0y. The girls father
told them that he preferred not to have the
property destroyed, and the mob thereupon
desisted from its fell purpose, and marched home
again. What would happen to that wicked
young man if he should fall into the desperate
clutches of the Winthrop citizens no Western
mind can conceive.
A RESIDENT of South Bend, now at Chatta-
nooga, has been visiting of the battle
fields in that vicinity. He says:
"Relics of the war to be found everywher
Last Sunday went all over the Chickamauga
battle grounds with some friends. We found
old canteens. boot soles, the metal parts of
shoulder straps. ramrods, pieces of shells, gun
hammers, grape shot and mimic balls by the
hat-full, some sound but mostly battered
There are lots of graves in the woods. The
trees lett standing after the battle that are now
being felled for wood are really worthless as
they full Of lead and iron they cannot be
sawed and an ak is soon spoiled in chopping
them down, some of the trees do not show
any outside m arks and you cannot tell whether
they contain lead or iron until you cut into
them. We visited cottou-field near a spring
where the battle ragged for forty eight hours and
picked up twenty-five thirty bullets The
owner of the land said that in blowing in the
spring they picked up eleven pounds of lead In
the shape of bullets
Col. T. W. HIGGINSoN asks why is not ssMv
Country, tits of Thee" properly to be regarded
as our national hymn. There is reason why
it should not be. It is a fine, dignihed, patri-
otto composition, and the air is the as that
known in England as 'God Save the Queen
But there is accounting for popular taste.
and the song has never become very popular
"Yankee Doodle" and the "Star-spangled Ban
ner' seem to meet all requirements in the way
of national airs. though neither Of them has any
musical merit.
A DETROIT dispatch says that during the past |
eighteen months an unusually large number of |
young men have been sent to the insane asylum |
in Michigan. Itappears that nearly all of them |
were largo consumers of cigarettes and this |
fact gives color to the report that cigarette |
smoking was the cause of their insanity In |
several cases this is positively known to be the |
case. The evils of the practice. especially
among growing boys and young men can hardly
be oversrated. a
GOVERNOR McGILL. of Minnesota, in replying |
to question concerning the operation of high |
license in that State, says ut has come to stay.
1 don't believe either party would oppose it if |
the question was up to-day. It is an issue that
has been taken out of politics Radical prohibi- +
tionists will b Prohibitionists ana third-party
men wherever you find them, but in Minnesota
high license has saved to the Republican party